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Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act

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What This Bill Does

This bill allows the Women's Suffrage National Monument to be placed within a specific area called the Reserve instead of where previous rules said it had to go. The bill applies the Commemorative Works Act (a set of rules about how monuments are built) to this project, with one exception about where it can be located.

Who It Affects

The bill affects whoever builds or manages the Women's Suffrage National Monument and government agencies that oversee the National Mall and monument construction.

Key Provisions

• The Women's Suffrage National Monument can be located within the Reserve, even though a different rule would normally prevent this (Sec. 2(a)) • The Commemorative Works Act applies to the Women's Suffrage National Monument except for the location rule mentioned above (Sec. 2(b))

What Changes

The location rule in section 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code no longer blocks the Women's Suffrage National Monument from being built in the Reserve.

Important Definitions

• Women's Suffrage National Monument: The commemorative work (memorial structure) authorized to be established under Public Law 116-217 (Sec. 2(c)(1)) • Reserve: Not specified in bill text

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 886 To authorize the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemo- rate and honor the women’s suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 21, 2023 Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BENNET, Ms. LUMMIS, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and Mrs. SHAHEEN) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on En- ergy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the women’s suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women’s Suffrage Na- 4 tional Monument Location Act’’ 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Mar 30, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S886.IS S886 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 886 IS SEC. 2. WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE NATIONAL MONUMENT. 1 (a) SITE.—Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 2 40, United States Code, the Women’s Suffrage National 3 Monument shall be located within the Reserve. 4 (b) APPLICABILITY OF COMMEMORATIVE WORKS 5 ACT.—Except as provided in subsection (a), chapter 89 6 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 7 ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall apply to the Wom- 8 en’s Suffrage National Monument. 9 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 10 (1) WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE NATIONAL MONU- 11 MENT.—The term ‘‘Women’s Suffrage National 12 Monument’’ means the commemorative work author- 13 ized to be established under Public Law 116–217 14 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note). 15 (2) RESERVE.—The term ‘‘Reserve’’ has the 16 meaning given such term in section 8902(a)(3) of 17 title 40, United States Code. 18 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:53 Mar 30, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S886.IS S886 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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